Italy's Federica Brignone claimed her first major title with victory in the women's Alpine combined on the opening day of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Alpine Ski World Championships in French resort Corchevel Meribel.

the slalom to keep herself at the top of the leaderboard.Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States had looked set to snatch victory having clawed back the 0.96 advantage the Italian had built

I did really two good runs.Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States failed to defend her title after missing

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has welcomed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) move towards facilitating a return of the country's athletes to international competitions in time for Paris 2024, and has claimed "boycotts never achieve their objectives".

It was supported by UN (United Nations) experts."

Alexandra Xanthaki has faced criticism for recent social media comments, including reference to the United

States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 in defending her position.Ukraine is considering a boycott of the

violation of the Olympic Charter".It has insisted that sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian states

Switzerland recorded a big upset in Davis Cup qualifying, stunning fourth seeds Germany in a five-match thriller in Trier to clinch one of the 12 Finals berths.

Humbert triumphing 6-3, 6-3 in the decider against Fábián Marozsán.The 32-times Davis Cup champions United

States had no issues overcoming Uzbekistan 4-0 at the Olympic Tennis School in Tashkent.Australian Open

Hosts Italy finished the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup in Toblach in style as they won the men's 4x7.5 kilometres relay.

who clocked 1:16:31 for silver.Hailey Swirbul, Rosie Brennan, Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern of the United

States won the bronze medal, finishing the line in 1:16:31.2.The World Cup is going into a five-week

Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud won his fourth consecutive men's International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup on the large hill in Willingen, while Yuki Ito led a Japanese podium sweep in the women's event.

hill women's double header on Friday (February 10) and Saturday (February 11) and Lake Placid in the United

States staging two large hill men's events on Saturday and Sunday (February 12).

USA Softball has launched a commemorative logo to mark its 90th anniversary year incorporating elements from the original Amateur Softball Association (ASA) brand.

commemorative edition.USA Softball formed in Chicago in 1933, moving to Oklahoma City in 1966.It joined the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee after being recognised as the national governing body.View this

The 11 teams for the Men's Bandy World Championships have been confirmed, as well as six in the women's, with both tournaments scheduled to take place in at the Eriksson Arena in Åby, just outside of Växjö in Sweden.

 Hosts Sweden are set to play in Group A from March 28 to April 2 with Norway, Finland, United States

both men's and women's tournaments are to be held together.These women's teams are Sweden, Finland, United

States, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Switzerland; who are to play at the same time as Group A of the

Olympic cross-country silver medallist Alexander Panzhinskiy has claimed United States-based sponsors

United States sponsors, like Coca-Cola, are behind calls to the IOC to freeze Russia out of international

A group of three former United States snowboarders have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by former

Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury claimed his 78th International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski World Cup with a men's dual moguls victory in Deer Valley, while France's Perrine Laffont topped the women's podium for the first time this season in the same discipline.

Americans Tees Johnson and Elizabeth Lemley and Japan's Rino Yanagimoto to set up a final against the United

States' home favourite and Beijing 2022 silver medallist Jaelin Kauf.Kauf was forced to brake in the

California Polytechnic State University's head coach Larry Lee has been named manager of the 2023 collegiate national team by USA Baseball.

614 wins with Cal Poly since joining them in 2003 and 1,074 overall in his career.Lee returns to the United

States coaching staff after serving as an assistant coach in 2017, when the team won 15 of its 20 matches

Larry Lee previously served as assistant coach for the United States' Collegiate National Team ©USA BaseballThe

France's Merlin Surget earned a first International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup victory of his career in Cortina d'Ampezzo, with Britain's Charlotte Bankes making it back-to-back wins on the women's circuit.

and was victorious in another Italian resort, dominating the final to cross the finish line first.The United

States' Faye Gulini had the quickest reaction time and ultimately finished second on the San Zan Course

Femke Bol got the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston off to a compelling start as she set a women's 500 metres world best of 1min 5.63sec.

almost three seconds clear of Jamaica’s Leah Anderson, who recorded a national record of 1:08.34.The United

States' double world 200m champion Noah Lyles, who is targeting Usain Bolt's world record of 19.19sec

Olympic champions Suzanne Schulting and Choi Min-jeong excelled in Dresden to claim International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victories.

1500m Olympic champion earned her first win of the season in 2:26.536, staving off a challenge from the United

States' Kristen Santos-Griswold by 0.34.Sarault placed third in 2:26:591.The men's events in the German

everybody except himself as a pioneer for his role in the development of women's weightlifting in the United

States.